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October 19, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM ups north Europe to Asia rates US$2,000 for all reefers
  • Hanjin hopes to sell ships to European shipping giants
  • Productivity falls at world's top 30 container ports, says survey
  • K+N's 9-month profit up 4.1pc to US$537.3 million, but sales off 1.4pc
  • China seeks free trade deal with Colombia, offers to calm Marxist rebels
  • EU defended by EU envoy as 'race between integration and irrelevance'
  • Trans-Coastal Lines appoints WM Logistics as general agent in Singapore
  • ZTO Express IPO looks raise US$1.5 billion, biggest since Alibaba debut
  • First US shipment of Brazilian beef enters through Philadelphia
  • EU nations complain of 'illegal' road haulage practices
  • US railways suffer as trucks poach rail freight in third quarter
  • UN's carbon credit accord's bark may be worse than its bite
  • US bans the carriage of Samsung Galaxy Note7 mobile phones on aircraft
  • Cargolux rents va-Q-tec's advanced containers to transport pharma
  • India's cool chain facility opens at Bangalore's Kempegowda airport
  • Etihad Cargo signs Trinity deal to fly garments from Sri Lanka to US

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2016
  • Gradual market recovery seen in container shipping
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine considering bidding for Hanjin Shipping's Asia-US route assets
  • IIFF conducts 9th batch of IIFF/FIATA Diploma in Logistics, Shipping & Freight Forwarding
  • NYK establishes logistics company for finished cars in Kenya
  • Sagarmala funds Ro Pax ferry service in Gulf of Cambay, Gujarat
  • Handicraft exports up
  • APM Terminals expands Chinese partnerships
  • DP World's education programme goes global
  • Freight traffic of South Eastern Railway improves in H1 2016-17
  • Investment in infrastructure on the rise but more facilitation needed, says study
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House Public Notice...
  • Adani project in Australia declared critical infrastructure

International Transport Journalweb site
  • No passenger links without bellies
  • Switzerland's commercial vehicle market on track
  • More space for e-commerce in Rodgau
  • Fourth railway package definitely on track
  • Project Cargo Network welcomes Haiti member
  • ICTSI and Royal Capital redeem securities
  • Fastening system with spikes increases security
  • New client for LIS in Poland
  • FAA: OK with Blue Power, but not with Amazon, once again
  • BSM selects new MDs
  • Switching from waterborne transport to railway
  • JLG relying on logistics expert
  • K Line expanding ro-ro services to Vietnam
  • Container shipping outlook: trick or treat?
  • Imperial appoints new management board member
  • Singapore Airlines orders Zodiac cargo containers

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2016
  • Canadian vessel owners wary of tanker ban precedent
  • GAIL tender closure could scupper plan to build LNG ships in India
  • Bureau Veritas revenues hit by newbuilding and offshore slumps
  • No more large cruise ships for Mitsubishi HI
  • ICTSI will still consider bid for downsized Mindanao port project
  • Hyundai HI replaces top brass amid shipbuilding headwinds
  • Time for carriers to choose old road or new path, says China COSCO head
  • Ezra Holdings seeks to revise terms of bonds due in 2018
  • Rickmers Group disposes stake in Rickmers Trust Management
  • NYK subsidiary ICO expands Zeebrugge terminal
  • Market share-seeking port operators will boost M&As
  • MSC scotches talk of acquiring Hanjin Shipping

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2016
  • MSC goes it alone with transpacific service as Maersk goes ad hoc
  • New port of Moin and wider Panama Canal could prove fruitful for Latin growers
  • Kuehne + Nagel sees revenue fall but profits rise over first nine months
  • Analysis: bears get that sinking feeling as HPH Trust gets into deep water
  • DB Cargo UK to cut 900 jobs after 'unprecedented' market changes
  • FedEx to invest €1.4bn to double capacity at CDG Airport
  • Pall-Ex appoints operations, IT and sales directors
  • Robert van de Weg takes over commercial activities across Volga-Dnepr Group

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2016
  • Branson rebrands cruise venture as Virgin Voyages
  • ICS urges Canada not to impose BC tanker moratorium
  • Second delay for Havyard subsea newbuild
  • Rolls-Royce crossing system will control Fjord 1 battery ferries
  • Gulf Island Shipyards delivers towboat to Marquette
  • Corrigan to leave BC Ferries to become Interferry CEO
  • Damen partners with TeamTec on Avitalis BWTS

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2016
  • You catch more flies with honey
    Navios Holdings ups the ante in effort to buy back $170m of preferred shares
  • How to close the safety loophole over iron ore fines
    Deceitful shippers have been evading regulations covering a potentially dangerous liquefying cargo. A more definite test is needed
  • Cyprus poised to create new shipping deputy ministry
    Sector welcomes big step towards a key, longstanding goal
  • Tankers markets face more volatility as Opec and shale players could renew price wars
    Cartel's talk of cut in output lifts oil price above $50 but US producers are also back in game
  • Chrysostomou takes chief executive's job at Transmed in Cyprus
    Former shipping official and MEPC chairman emerges at Charalambos Mylonas-led dry bulk group
  • Could Rickmers be the next Hanjin?
    Rickmers share purchase highlights German owner's financial worries, while looming junk bond and bank loan repayments seen as potential flashpoint
  • 'Cheap' fuel oil to drive shipping for decades
    Despite pressure on shipping to cut CO2 emissions, industry will still be largely fuelled by hydrocarbons, research from Lloyd's Register finds
  • Supramax sentiment softens in Pacific
    Limited coal cargoes dampen rates
  • UK seafarers need better training and information to make it ashore
    Report highlights need for better preparation before return to shore
  • K+N profits slip as low rates erode ocean margins
    Sea freight volumes rose 4.5% in third quarter, but gross profit per teu fell 4.4%, while air volumes and margins improve for Kuehne+Nagel
  • Product tanker earnings boosted by US hurricane and Asian naphtha flows
    Colonial Pipeline to undertake further repairs, likely to lift MR tanker demand
  • Teekay Tankers 'entirely focused' on mid-size tanker sector
    As US listed tanker owner continues to shed non-core assets, industry asks what is the fate of the VLCC in which it holds a 50% stake?
  • Teekay LNG to raise funds in Norwegian bond market
    Proceeds will be used to refinance bonds, fund newbuildings, and for general purposes
  • STX Offshore assets sale edges closer
    Sale notice delayed to give creditors more time to review the shipbuilder's reorganisation plan
  • Westbound transatlantic rates 'under pressure since September'
    Flat initial figures for last month suggest a boom in August westbound volumes was probably short-lived
  • Unlocking feeder potential
    A 'hidden value pool' in the feeder sector breeds cost saving opportunities for struggling box lines
  • Hanjin Xiamen arrest appeal dismissed by South Korean court
    Hanjin considering further legal measures in light of the court overturning its appeal
  • HHLA on hand for $1.9bn Chittagong expansion
    Hamburg operator part of trio assigned by Chittagong Port Authority to carry out a feasibility study into Bay Terminal project
  • Asian refinery return boosts VLCC spot trade
    Shell, Day Harvest, Unipec and Glasford were the charterers hiring the big tankers to haul Middle Eastern cargoes to China's refineries
  • Safety in numbers
    While container lines might be in a fight to the death battle for commercial survival, when it comes to safety they are joining forces to co-operate and share information
  • HHI heralds 'generation change' at the top
    'Generation change' will enable HHI to handle the industry crisis and carry out its new self-rescue plan
  • Seaborne coal export weakness to persist
    BMI Research says Russia and Colombia expected to ramp up production to rebalance the seaborne coal market
  • Rickmers Group sells Rickmers Trust Management to Brick Holding
    Brick Holding ultimately owned by Rickmers Trust chairman

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2016
  • Little value for Asia-US carriers in adding Hanjin's trans-Pacific network
  • US grants $1 million to train military veterans as truck drivers
  • Tech company tests one-stop system to check container status
  • US truck tonnage, truckload rates take a tumble
  • Hanjin rejects shipper effort to freeze owed freight payments
  • After volume drop, KCS expects better intermodal service
  • Puerto Rico-bound rotors move over Jaxport heavy-lift dock
  • FedEx investing $1.5 billion in Paris distribution hub
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit down even as ocean, air traffic rises
  • Rickmers sells stake in troubled Singapore affiliate Rickmers Maritime
  • India's ports pressed to lower rail handling charges
  • Amid industry volatility, carrier management recommended to importers
  • ICTSI will still consider bid for downsized Mindanao port project
  • China Cosco chief: Container carriers at a crucial crossroad

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2016
  • Teekay LNG raises $110m in bond drive
    New York-listed LNG carrier and tanker owner to use Oslo bond cash to refinance existing bonds and pay for newbuildings.
  • ICS calls proposed BC crude ban 'draconian'
    Plans to establish moratorium on crude shipments in north of Canadian province raises freedom of navigation concerns.
  • Adnoc unveils plans to merge shipping units
    Abu Dhabi National Oil Co planning to put tanker, gas carriers and offshore vessels into single fleet.
  • ICS calls proposed BC crude ban 'draconian'
    Plans to establish moratorium on crude shipments in north of Canadian province raises freedom of navigation concerns.
  • Granadino crew 'using salt for brushing' teeth
    Crew aboard NewLead bitumen tanker await word on engine repairs and repatriation.
  • Flinter Shipping forced into receivership
    Dutch owner faces uncertain future as ING refuses to renew financing for nine ships.
  • Navios sweetens pot for preferred share swap
    New York-listed shipowner raises cash payout by nearly 23% to buy back shares from investors.
  • Nasdaq boots out Ultrapetrol
    Restructuring South American owner loses appeal to keep its US listing.
  • OPDR optimizes European network
    CMA CGM subsidiary enhances its portfolio with new service to Norway and the UK.
  • Hanjin Shipping brace heads for breakers
    Troubled shipowner sees last 1990s built dry cargo vessels depart.
  • UK Coastguard rescues seafarer
    Dramatic footage shows how an injured seaman is brought to safety.
  • Capesize spot rates slip further back
  • Island Offshore expects more layups
    Norwegian owner sees no hope on horizon for PSVs over the next few years.
  • Drewry: container market to recover
    But only a gradual improvement expected after shock of Hanjin's demise fades.
  • Bahri profit slips as tanker rates fall
    But Saudi national owner still ahead of 2015 over nine months despite Q3 drop.
  • HMM weighs up offer for Hanjin unit
    South Korean shipowner has an eye on compatriot's Asia-to-US operation.
  • Hanjin bulker brace heads for breakers
    Troubled shipowner sees last 1990s built dry cargo vessels depart.
  • Maersk defends Alang scrapping plan
    Danish conglomerate reaffirms decision to scrap in India after local media's investigative report.
  • Teekay LNG turns to Oslo bond market
    Move comes a month after preferred equity issue.
  • Rickmers bound for bond showdown
    Singapore-listed containership lessor says deal to restructure bond is the best it can realistically do.
  • Chemical tanker fights off pirate attack
    Nigerian gunmen thwarted as guards fire shots and seafarers retreat to safe room.
  • South Korean bunker strike ends
    Seven-day action ended in the south as operators strike deal with refiners.
  • SeaBird deploys survey ship in Belize
    Oslo-listed owner heading to Central America for seismic job.
  • RMT set for bondholder showdown
    Singapore-listed containership lessor says deal to restructure bond is the best it can realistically do.
  • Ezra seeks second covenant waiver
    Company looks to take preventative action in event of Perisai Petroleum Teknologi bond failure.
  • GTT reports rise in nine month revenue
    But company says new orders are being restricted by "wait-and-see" attitude of charters and operators.
  • Swissco cash shortage linked to idle jack-ups
    Collapse of four rig deal with Pemex said to be huge cash drain on Singapore offshore company.
  • Safe Bulkers stocks up on share sale ammo
    New York-listed bulker owner files shelf registration for up to $200m in share sales.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2016
  • MSC offers Maple service without Maersk
    MSC said it will offer its transpacific "Maple" service on its own instead of as a2M Alliance offering with Danish carrier Maersk Line. On ...
  • OPDR launches short-sea service to U.K., Norway
    CMA CGM's Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) has introduced a new short-sea liner service that connects Rotterdam to the...
  • NYK, Bolloré form auto-handling joint venture in Kenya
    Japanese liner carrier NYK has entered a joint venture with Bolloré Transport & Logistics Kenya Ltd. and Toyota Tsusho Corp. to set up ...
  • WFS to handle Pakistan airline's U.K. cargo
    Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has entered a three-year contract to provide cargo-handling and trucking services for Pakistan Internationa...
  • MSC sells interest in Aprile to Savino Del Bene
    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has sold its interest in the Genoa, Italy-based logistics company Aprile to Florence-based forwarder S...
  • Port of Virginia container growth continues in September
    The Port of Virginia continued to grow its container cargo volumes in September following a record setting month in August, according to da...
  • K + N posts Q3, first nine-month results
    Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) reported Tuesday its net profits for the third quarter of 2016 slipped 4.8 percent year-over-year to 177 million Swi...
  • Intermodal rates see slight 'reprieve' in September
    Intermodal rates continued to fall in September 2016 compared to the same month last year, albeit at a slower rate than in prior months, ac...
  • KCS Q3 earnings slip amid falling volumes, revenues
    Kansas City Southern (KCS), a transportation holding company that owns the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Kansas City Southern de Mé...
  • J.B. Hunt's earnings slip amid higher revenues
    J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. posted net earnings of $109.4 million for the third quarter of 2016, a 5 percent drop from the third qua...
  • FedEx to expand capacity at Paris airport hub
    FedEx Corp. plans to expand the capacity of its airfreight logistics hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) by as much as 40 percent,...
  • DB Schenker, Lufthansa Cargo on track with goal to reduce carbon emissions
    Logistics service provider DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo, the logistics unit of German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG, said they are well ...
  • ZIM has become a global niche carrier, CEO says
    ZIM has become a "global niche carrier," said Rafi Danieli, chief executive of the Israel-based container carrier. We concentrate on speci...
  • Commentary: Procurement shouldn't be like doing taxes
    Let's start with a theory. Assume for a second that the actual act of transportation procurement isn't insanely time-consuming and rigorou...
  • FMC reviews 25 OTI license applications
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received 25 ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license applications and changes for rev...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2016
  • LNG sector ready to meet shipping industry demand: SEA/LNG
    The IMO's 70th Marine Environment Committee is meeting October 24-28 to decide whether to implement a global sulfur cap of 0.5% in marine fuel in 2020 or 2025.
  • Freight recovery limits global arbitrage opportunities for jet fuel
    One Singapore-based trader said the opportunity to move cargoes from northern Asia to the US West Coast is now "barely viable" given the rises in freight rates recently.
  • Oil complex strengthens as technical sign points higher
    NYMEX November crude settled 35 cents higher at $50.29/b. The more liquid December contract settled up 25 cents at $50.62/b. ICE December Brent settled up 16 cents at $51.68/b.
  • Poor weather conditions in Black Sea delays Urals, CPC loadings: traders
    Novorossiisk port has been closed since yesterday midday due to strong northeasterly winds.
  • OPEC dispute over secondary source production estimates 'not a problem': Barkindo
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • TANKERS: Key Asian Aframax rates hit w100 for first time in 4 months
    Market sources said sentiment held firm as there was limited tonnage left in Southeast Asia for any outstanding end-October cargoes.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Kuwait oil minister sees oil prices in "logical" $50-$60/b range
    OPEC members had agreed in Algiers to limit production to between 32.5 million b/d and 33 million b/d, which means a cut of as much as 700,000 b/d compared with August's production.
  • FUTURES: Crude rises on weaker dollar, rebalancing hopes
  • FUTURES: Crude holds above $50/b despite bearish fundamentals

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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